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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1936

Page

4

Malone First in Primary Voters Urged to Go to Polls

The Daily urges Morgan County residents to vote in the upcoming first primary on May 5 as Baynard Malone leads in the county and district polls. The editorial praises Malone’s record and plans, including TVA support, farm programs, and local highway projects, urging turnout to determine his margin of victory. It also critiques a Madison County protest over tear gas used by National Guard in Huntsville and calls for a formal inquiry.

Baynard Malone Congress Morgan County Malone Lawrence Limestone Jackson County Colbert County Lauderdale Morgan Countian Simpson Madison County Sparkman Judge Ma~lone TVA Southland Decatur-to-Courtland-to- Tuscumbia Decatur-to- Guntersville Joe Wheeler Jackson Wheeler Dam Roosevelt Board of Revenue National Guard Huntaville Graves Jena la Westbury Aiken England

Confederate veterans in Alabama urge pension fund distribution

In Montgomery a session threatened a march on the capitol to claim a surplus in the state pension fund. Veterans later passed resolutions urging legislators to pass laws to distribute the fund. They argue the fund was created from voluntary taxes for pensions and should be used for that purpose as veterans age.

Montgomery Capitol Alabama

Alabama Legislature Poised for Revenue Driven Session

Opinion notes no disagreement on an upcoming Alabama legislature session. Governor Graves aims to align supporters to pass revenue-increasing measures, signaling another lawmaking push in the state.

Alabama Graves

Big Revival Wanted Women Braver And Nations Insane

A feature asks if nations are insane while praising revival and noting women as braver and wilder. The piece, attributed to a syndicate era copyright notice, signals a periodical column style commentary.

Revival, courage, and politics clash in wartime era views

In Los Angeles Bishop James argues for national religious revival to heal America, linking faith to politics. The piece also cites Dr. Walter Emerson on women's courage, analyzes a sensational crime, Mussolini's movements toward Addis Ababa, and a U S political forecast showing Landon and Roosevelt as leading contenders based on Massachusetts results.

Los Angeles Jamesman Moody and Sankey

How to Treat Residue Of Winter's Epidemics

Dr Logan Clendening explains how lingering throat and nasal infections after influenza and colds should be treated with moist heat and hot saltwater irrigations. Guidance includes technique details and cautions on conservative management to reduce obstruction and irritation.

Logan Clendening M. D

Brushville Doctor Purchases Car For Medical Purposes Only

A local Brushville physician buys a new car after the old one wore out while serving his patients. He has a sign painted on the vehicle reading POR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY.

Brushville

Scattered Local Snippet Reflects Daily Life and Bystander Wit

The fragment reflects everyday concerns and quips about traffic safety and car towing costs. A light dialogue covers lines from a motorist wife to a faith healer and a bank visit, ending with a musing on better parking spaces downtown and a remark on abundance through effort.

Daniel Webster Defender of a United States

A compact portrait of Daniel Webster tracing his early shyness as a boy speaker to his rise as America’s eminent orator and defender of the Union. It notes his Massachusetts service, two secretary of state terms, the famous Hayne tariff exchange, and two commemorative stamps in 1902 and 1932.

Daniel Webster America Webster Congress Massachusetts South Carolina Robert Hayne NEA Service, Inc

Rail freight car loadings rise in week to 666 181

The Association of American Railroads reported the week ending last Saturday saw revenue freight loadings reach 666 181 cars. This was up 23 524 cars or 3.7 percent from the prior week, 107 245 or 19.2 percent from a year ago, and 56 477 or 9.3 percent from two years prior.

Washington Association of American Railroads

Names Across Cities Reveal A Car Swindle Tale

In Chicago and Detroit the scam uses many female aliases including Sadie May Mable Fay Estelle and Gas and Oil and Lunch in Pittsburgh and Yonkers. A Harvard professor claims women drivers lag men in mental agility and driving skill, while a student mocks slow torture with a ride in a secondhand car.

Chicago Sadie Detroit May Duluth Mable Pittsburgh Fay Estelle Yonkers Harvard

Photographer sues over church collection bag assault

Richmond Virginia May 2 Trial began in federal court today in a $10 000 damage suit by Lewis Brown Washington Times photographer against W A Bell of Fredericksburg for injuries from being struck with a church collection bag December 9 1934 The blow occurred as Brown photographed Bell about to enter his car near Fredericksburg Baptist Church on the eve of his brother Edward C Bell facing an attempted poisoning charge.

Richmond Lewis Brown Washington Times W. A. Bell Fredericksburg Bell Edward C. Bell Brown Fredericksburg Baptist Church

Graves Administration Beat Back in Session

In a tense late session the Graves administration faced a stiff push but survived the debate without being defeated. Supporters kept the measure alive, signaling continued contention and political maneuvering ahead of upcoming votes.

Graves

Evening rush to town foils plans for bridge party

A brisk note captures the idea of racing home to dinner to beat crowds downtown and avoid traffic ahead of a crowded afternoon bridge gathering. The quirky adage about hearing and speaking evil adds a humorous spin.

Family sap and wedding sparks in a playful exchange

A humorous exchange between a husband and wife about past loves and aging. The wife reminds the husband she married him, while the line about every tree has its sap frames a playful, family themed joke.

Walter Winchell Notes of 1936 Wit and Woes

Walter Winchell surveys a jumble of urban quirks and anecdotes including Percy Hammond advice, a murder case rumor at press desks, theater quips, subway chaos after a wreck, cab space fights, and satirical takes on politics and society. The column also notes global remarks on finance, science, and Soviet policy.

Smokey Saunders Denied Kentucky Riding License

The jockey Smokey Saunders is denied a riding license for Kentucky tracks due to a fall incident last autumn. The action echoes a broader race track controversy while noting Lord Derby’s remark that on turf all men are equal. Rockefeller’s Wainbowoom will lift its joggery rule after May 15, and the column will pause its quips about women on starches and gigaloafers for the summer.

Smokey” Saunders Kentucky Fatty Arbuckle Lord Derby Rockefeller Wainbowoom

Notable Authors and Critics Mention in Atchison Globe

Ed Howe's Atchison Globe cites 1925 readings by August Mangelsdorf of Atchison of Hauptmann's Die Ratten and notes Burns Mantle on Percy Hammond. James J. Montague comments Europe, Detective King on sleuthing, Howard Brubaker on the Missouri peace essay copy, Cal Tinney on the Titterton slayer confession.

Gerhardt Hauptmann Germany Ed Howe Atchison Globe Bruno August Mangelsdorf Atchison Burns Mantle Percy Hammond James J. Montague Europe Switzerland Detective King Missouri Howard Brubaker Brubaker Cal Tinney Titterton

Critics Question New Deal Footing by Turning Country Upside Down

Critics struggle to reconcile New Deal aims with disruption as bus firms in town hog the streets, challenging traditional order while aiming to fix the economy. The fragment suggests tension between reform efforts and street-level consequences.

Eight District Democratic Primary Candidates Face Voters

Paid political notices urge support for Baynard L. Malone Robert T Simpson Jr and John J Sparkman in Alabama primary races. Statements request votes and influence for May 5 1936 with authorizing campaigns in Decatur Florence Huntsville Scottsboro and Jackson counties.

Snodgrass Announces Candidacy for Congress in Alabama

John M. Snodgrass announces his candidacy for Congress in Alabama's Eighth District, subject to the Democratic Primary on May 5, 1936. Scottsboro, Ala. Advertisements authorized by John Snodgrass, Scottsboro, Ala.

J. M. Money Scottsboro Jackson County Alabama Congress Eighth Democratic Party John M. Snodgrass Ala Ohn Snodgrass

J. W. Lynn Announces Candidacy for Fourth District

The Democratic primary in Morgan County on May 5 1936 will decide the race for Board of Revenue in the 4th District. J W Lynn of Somerville Route 3 enters the governor supervised contest.

Board OF Revenue J. W. Lynn Morgan County

J. L. Rowe Campaign Ad for Morgan County Board

Voters are urged to support J L Rowe for the Morgan County third district board of revenue. The ad promotes better roads and schools with lower taxes and is paid for by J L Rowe of Parkville Alabama.

J. L. Rowe County Board of Revenue Palkville Alabama

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